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... England a saving of about one half the labour bestowed upon land in France ; and thus , owing to a better system of husbandry , larg- er farms , and more pastures , we can afford a double proportion of our population for commercial and ...
... England a saving of about one half the labour bestowed upon land in France ; and thus , owing to a better system of husbandry , larg- er farms , and more pastures , we can afford a double proportion of our population for commercial and ...
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... England , the descendants of the conquered were admitted to a sort of alliance with the descendants of the conquerors , for the purpose of re- sisting the encroachments of kingly power ; and a salutary 1820 . 13 France .
... England , the descendants of the conquered were admitted to a sort of alliance with the descendants of the conquerors , for the purpose of re- sisting the encroachments of kingly power ; and a salutary 1820 . 13 France .
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... England : This piece of history was urged with great force by the Comte de Lauraguais before the opening of the Etats Generaux , and since by M. Lally de Tollendal , and by Mr Montlausier as an argument ad hominem against the charge of ...
... England : This piece of history was urged with great force by the Comte de Lauraguais before the opening of the Etats Generaux , and since by M. Lally de Tollendal , and by Mr Montlausier as an argument ad hominem against the charge of ...
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... England , published in 1796 , the tithes belonging to the clergy are estimat- ed at 1,562,000l . , and those belonging to the laity at 192,000l . , amounting together to 1,754,000l . There cannot , however , be a doubt that this ...
... England , published in 1796 , the tithes belonging to the clergy are estimat- ed at 1,562,000l . , and those belonging to the laity at 192,000l . , amounting together to 1,754,000l . There cannot , however , be a doubt that this ...
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... England . The landlords of Scotland must gain equally by being exempted from this charge . The produce of this division of the United Kingdom , is freely admitted into those markets which are chiefly supplied by the produce raised on ...
... England . The landlords of Scotland must gain equally by being exempted from this charge . The produce of this division of the United Kingdom , is freely admitted into those markets which are chiefly supplied by the produce raised on ...
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Side 200 - O for a beaker full of the warm South, Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene, With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, And purple-stained mouth; That I might drink, and leave the world unseen, And with thee fade away into the forest dim...
Side 152 - He now hurried forth, and hastened to his old resort, the village inn. But it, too, was gone. A large, rickety wooden building stood in its place, with great gaping windows, some of them broken and mended with old hats and petticoats, and over the door was painted, "The Union Hotel, by Jonathan Doolittle.
Side 149 - For a long while he used to console himself, when driven from home, by frequenting a kind of perpetual club of the sages, philosophers, and other idle personages of the village which held its sessions on a bench before a small inn, designated by a rubicund portrait of His Majesty George the Third.
Side 150 - Rip Van Winkle ! Rip Van Winkle!" At the same time, Wolf bristled up his back, and giving a low growl, skulked to his master's side, looking fearfully down into the glen. Rip now felt a vague apprehension stealing over him. He looked anxiously in the same direction and perceived a strange figure slowly toiling up the rocks, and bending under the weight of something he carried on his back. He was surprised to see any human being in this lonely and unfrequented place ; but supposing it to be some one...
Side 154 - ... dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned, however, he shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, and cast up his eyes ; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel.
Side 200 - Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down ; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown : Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home, She stood in tears amid the alien corn...
Side 154 - Ah, poor man, Rip Van Winkle was his name, but it's twenty years since he went away from home with his gun, and never has been heard of since,— his dog came home without him; but whether he shot himself, or was carried away by the Indians, nobody can tell. I was then but a little girl.
Side 148 - Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country.
Side 151 - ... round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and, whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence...
Side 150 - On a level spot in the centre was a company of odd-looking personages playing at nine-pins. They were dressed in a quaint outlandish fashion : some wore short doublets, others jerkins, with long...